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'''256''' (two hundred [and] fifty-six, CCLVI) is the natural number following [[255 (number)|255]] and preceding [[257 (number)|257]]. | |||
==In mathematics== | |||
256 is a [[composite number]], with the [[factorization]] 256 = 2<sup>8</sup>, which makes it a [[power of two]]. | |||
*256 is 4 raised to the 4th power, so in [[tetration]] notation 256 is <sup>2</sup>4.<ref>"[http://mathworld.wolfram.com/PowerTower.html Power Tower]." [[MathWorld]].</ref> | |||
*256 is a perfect square (16<sup>2</sup>). | |||
*256 is the largest 3-digit number that is [[zenzizenzizenzic]] (see the [http://oeis.org/A001016 8th powers]). It is 2 to the 8th power or <math>((2^2)^2)^2</math>. | |||
In [[computing]], one [[byte]] is equal to eight [[bit]]s and has 2<sup>8</sup> or 256 possible values, counting from 0 to 255. The number 256 often appears in [[computer]] [[software application|applications]] (especially on [[8-bit]] systems) such as: | |||
*The typical number of different values in each [[channel (digital image)|color channel]] of a digital color image (256 values for red, 256 values for green, and 256 values for blue used for [[RGB_color_model#Truecolor|24-bit color]]) (see [[color space]]). | |||
*The number of colors available in a [[Graphics Interchange Format|GIF]] or a [[8-bit color|256-color]] (8-bit) [[bitmap]]. | |||
*The number of [[character (computing)|characters]] in extended [[ASCII]]<ref>"[http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/ascii-character-chart-HA001133136.aspx ASCII character chart]." ''Microsoft''.</ref> and [[ISO/IEC 8859-1|Latin-1]].<ref>"[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/cc305167 Windows 28591]." ''Microsoft''.</ref> | |||
*The number of columns available in a [[Microsoft Excel]] worksheet until Excel 2007.<ref>"[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa730921.aspx Improving Performance in Excel 2007: The ‘Big Grid’ and Increased Limits in Excel 2007]." ''Microsoft''.</ref> | |||
*The [[Pac-Man#Split-screen|split-screen level in Pacman]], which results from the use of a single byte to store the internal level counter. | |||
'''Two hundred fifty-six''' is also: | |||
*The number of characters in the new [[Braille]] 8-dot system. | |||
*An [[Area code 256|area code]] in [[Alabama]]. | |||
*The number of [[National Football League regular season|NFL regular season]] football games.<ref>Casserly, Meghan. "[http://archive.is/20130123072256/http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/05/olympics-women-athletes-forbes-woman-time-sports.html Why Women Watch The Olympics]." ''[[Forbes]]''. 2010-02-05.</ref> | |||
*The frequency of [[C (musical note)|Middle C]] in [[hertz]] under [[Concert_pitch#19th_and_20th_century_standards|scientific pitch]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kelly DH, Sansone FE |year=1981 |title=Clinical estimation of fundamental frequency: the 3M Plastiform Magnetic Tape Viewer |journal=J Commun Disord |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=123–5 | pmid= 7251914 |doi= 10.1016/0021-9924(81)90004-6 |url= http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22middle+C+as+256+Hz+%28scientific+pitch%29%22&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1%2C10&as_sdtp=on |quote = When a need to convert from matched pitch to fundamental frequency arises, the problem is, perhaps, further compounded by training in which the speech clinician refers to middle C as 256 | |||
Hz (scientific pitch), while middle C in musical pitch is 262 Hz (Josephs, 1967)}}</ref> | |||
*The number of the Amarna letter (EA256), which, according to [[David Rohl]], was written by [[Ish-bosheth|Ishbaal]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Pharaohs and kings: a biblical quest|last= Rohl |first = David M. |authorlink= David Rohl|year= 1996 |publisher= Crown Publishers |isbn= 978-0-517-70315-1 |page=228 |url= http://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&tbo=1&q=%22written+by+Mutbaal+%28Ishbaal%29%22&btnG=Search+Books }}</ref> and contains mentions of King [[David]], [[Jesse]], and [[Joab]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Pharaohs and kings: a biblical quest|last= Rohl |first = David M. |authorlink= David Rohl|year= 1996 |publisher= Crown Publishers |isbn= 978-0-517-70315-1 |page=231 |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=aeKCAAAAIAAJ&q=%22the+rival+Israelite+ruler+to+Ishbaal+based+in+Hebron%22&dq=%22the+rival+Israelite+ruler+to+Ishbaal+based+in+Hebron%22}}</ref> | |||
*The number of captured [[Viet Cong]] in the song "Three-Five-Zero-Zero" of the musical [[Hair (musical)|Hair]].<ref>"[http://www.answers.com/topic/three-five-zero-zero-performed-by-various-artists Gracenote Lyrics: Three-Five-Zero-Zero]." ''[[Answers.com]]''.</ref> | |||
*The number of soldiers in the most basic unit (the syntagma) of the [[Army of Macedon|Macedonian army]].<ref>"[http://www.answers.com/topic/infantry-1 Oxford Companion to Military History: infantry]." ''[[Answers.com]]''.</ref> | |||
*The number used by [[short track speed skating]] [[Olympic Games|Olympian]] [[Apolo Ohno]].<ref>"[http://i.nbcolympics.com/short-track/resultsandschedules/event=STM015000/phase=STM015100/doc=overall.html 2010 Winter Games]." ''[[Olympics on NBC|NBC Olympics]]''.</ref><ref>Traikos, Michael, Canwest Olympic Team. "[http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/2010wintergames/Bronze+makes+Apolo+Ohno+most+decorated+Winter+Olympian+history/2592548/story.html Bronze makes Apolo Ohno the most decorated Winter Olympian in U.S. history]." ''[[The Vancouver Sun]]''. 2010-02-20.</ref> | |||
*The number of players online in Domination mode in the game [[MAG (video game)|MAG]].<ref>"[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mag/b/ps3/archive/2010/01/06/mag-beta.aspx Hands-On With The 256-Player MAG Beta]." ''[[Game Informer]]''. 2010-01-06.</ref> | |||
*The number of Catch Cards in the video game ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. | |||
*The number value in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] [[Gematria]] of the word רָנּוּ (ronna) (meaning "sing"), which appears in [[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] 31:6, "Sing with gladness for Jacob," and was associated with a prophecy of the return of the Messiah in the Hebrew year 4856 (1095–1096), which was close to the 256th lunar cycle (each cycle lasting 19 years), when the Jews were persecuted during the [[First Crusade]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Social and Religious History of the Jews - V.4: Meeting of East and West|last= Baron |first = Salo W. |edition=2nd |year= 1957 |publisher= Columbia University Press |isbn= 978-0-231-08841-1 |page=96 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eDM7rStGAL0C&pg=PA96&dq=%2BRonnu+Hebrew#v=onepage&q=%2BRonnu%20Hebrew&f=false}}</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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Revision as of 23:03, 19 November 2013
Template:Infobox number 256 (two hundred [and] fifty-six, CCLVI) is the natural number following 255 and preceding 257.
In mathematics
256 is a composite number, with the factorization 256 = 28, which makes it a power of two.
- 256 is 4 raised to the 4th power, so in tetration notation 256 is 24.[1]
- 256 is a perfect square (162).
- 256 is the largest 3-digit number that is zenzizenzizenzic (see the 8th powers). It is 2 to the 8th power or .
In computing, one byte is equal to eight bits and has 28 or 256 possible values, counting from 0 to 255. The number 256 often appears in computer applications (especially on 8-bit systems) such as:
- The typical number of different values in each color channel of a digital color image (256 values for red, 256 values for green, and 256 values for blue used for 24-bit color) (see color space).
- The number of colors available in a GIF or a 256-color (8-bit) bitmap.
- The number of characters in extended ASCII[2] and Latin-1.[3]
- The number of columns available in a Microsoft Excel worksheet until Excel 2007.[4]
- The split-screen level in Pacman, which results from the use of a single byte to store the internal level counter.
Two hundred fifty-six is also:
- The number of characters in the new Braille 8-dot system.
- An area code in Alabama.
- The number of NFL regular season football games.[5]
- The frequency of Middle C in hertz under scientific pitch.[6]
- The number of the Amarna letter (EA256), which, according to David Rohl, was written by Ishbaal[7] and contains mentions of King David, Jesse, and Joab.[8]
- The number of captured Viet Cong in the song "Three-Five-Zero-Zero" of the musical Hair.[9]
- The number of soldiers in the most basic unit (the syntagma) of the Macedonian army.[10]
- The number used by short track speed skating Olympian Apolo Ohno.[11][12]
- The number of players online in Domination mode in the game MAG.[13]
- The number of Catch Cards in the video game Super Paper Mario.
- The number value in Hebrew Gematria of the word רָנּוּ (ronna) (meaning "sing"), which appears in Jeremiah 31:6, "Sing with gladness for Jacob," and was associated with a prophecy of the return of the Messiah in the Hebrew year 4856 (1095–1096), which was close to the 256th lunar cycle (each cycle lasting 19 years), when the Jews were persecuted during the First Crusade.[14]
References
- ↑ "Power Tower." MathWorld.
- ↑ "ASCII character chart." Microsoft.
- ↑ "Windows 28591." Microsoft.
- ↑ "Improving Performance in Excel 2007: The ‘Big Grid’ and Increased Limits in Excel 2007." Microsoft.
- ↑ Casserly, Meghan. "Why Women Watch The Olympics." Forbes. 2010-02-05.
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My blog: http://www.primaboinca.com/view_profile.php?userid=5889534 - ↑ "Gracenote Lyrics: Three-Five-Zero-Zero." Answers.com.
- ↑ "Oxford Companion to Military History: infantry." Answers.com.
- ↑ "2010 Winter Games." NBC Olympics.
- ↑ Traikos, Michael, Canwest Olympic Team. "Bronze makes Apolo Ohno the most decorated Winter Olympian in U.S. history." The Vancouver Sun. 2010-02-20.
- ↑ "Hands-On With The 256-Player MAG Beta." Game Informer. 2010-01-06.
- ↑ 20 year-old Real Estate Agent Rusty from Saint-Paul, has hobbies and interests which includes monopoly, property developers in singapore and poker. Will soon undertake a contiki trip that may include going to the Lower Valley of the Omo.
My blog: http://www.primaboinca.com/view_profile.php?userid=5889534